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James V. Porto, S L. Rolston, B L. Tolra, Carl J. Williams, William D. Phillips
Abstract
One of the essential features of a quantum computer is a quantum register of well-characterized qubits. Neural atoms in optical lattices are a natural candidate for such a register. We have demonstrated a pattern loading technique that can be used to load atoms into large arrays of tightly confined but optically resolvable lattice sites. We have also seen preliminary indications of the Mott-insulator transition, which provides a route for single-atom initialization of the individually addressable single atoms, a system, which provides a starting point for further quantum computation studies.
Citation
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society London. Series A
Volume
361
Issue
No. 1808
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
atoms, lattice, optical, quantum
Citation
Porto, J.
, Rolston, S.
, Tolra, B.
, Williams, C.
and Phillips, W.
(2003),
Quantum Information With Neutral Atoms as Quibits, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society London. Series A
(Accessed October 10, 2025)